They used teargas, live bullets and water cannons to disperse the rowdy crowds that were led by Patrick Oboi Amuriat the FDC Presidential Candidate and Betty Aol Ocan the Leader of Opposition in Parliament.
The police in Gulu City on Wednesday battled Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party supporters for several hours.
They used teargas and live bullets to
disperse the rowdy crowds who were led by Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the FDC
Presidential Candidate and Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of Opposition in
Parliament.
The FDC were scheduled to campaign at Awere Open
Ground in Layibi-Bardege division but were blocked by police commanded by
John Bosco Nyangkol, the Officer In-charge of Gulu Central Police Station.
Some of the residents threw stones at the police while
others used threw back the teargas canisters at the police.
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Emmy Daniel Ojara is a young journalist and has been practicing since 2013, during which he covered land rights violation in the contested Apaa and Lakang in Amuru as his first take ups while at Gulu Fm, Favor Fm and later Paidha Fm and Speak Fm where he is still attached.
Human rights abuses and denied access to land by security and government agencies has been the major aftermath of the contest over the lands. The underprivileged such as women, children and the elderly faced challenges in accessing soc
